protuberant

/protuberant/

Thân thiện

Her protuberant eyes widened in surprise.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Curving or bulging outward: Describes something that extends or projects outward from a surface in a rounded or swollen manner.

Usage

• The word "protuberant" is a formal adjective used to describe a noticeable outward bulge or curve on a surface. It is often used in medical, biological, or technical descriptions.
• It typically modifies nouns referring to physical features, such as eyes, abdomen, or growths.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The patient had a protuberant abdomen, which was a key symptom.
  • The frog's most distinctive feature is its large, protuberant eyes.

Advanced Usage

• "Protuberant part": A specific section of an object that bulges out.
  • The sculptor carefully shaped the protuberant part of the statue's nose.

Variants and Related Words

• Protuberance (n): A thing that protrudes; a bulge or swelling.
  • A small protuberance was found on the surface of the bone.

Synonyms

• Bulging: Swelling outward.
• Protruding: Sticking out.
• Prominent: Projecting from a surface.

Antonyms

• Sunken: Curving inward.
• Concave: Having an outline or surface that curves inward.
• Recessed: Set back into a surface.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. curving outward

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